Difference between revisions of "Coccidiosis - Pig"
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| − | *Many species of ''Eimeria'' and ''Isospora'' | + | *Many species of ''[[Eimeria spp.|Eimeria]]'' and ''Isospora'' |
*Only ''Isospora suis'' is of clinical pathogenic importance | *Only ''Isospora suis'' is of clinical pathogenic importance | ||
Revision as of 22:51, 8 April 2010
- Many species of Eimeria and Isospora
- Only Isospora suis is of clinical pathogenic importance
- Causes sporadic, serious and sometimes fatal disease in unweaned piglets
- Causes profuse diarrhoea
- Very short 1 week prepatent period
- Diarrhoea starts before oocysts are shed in faeces
- Ante-mortem diagnosis is difficult
- Death usually occurs after parasites have left the host
- Post-mortem diagnosis difficult
- Isospora infections are self-limiting